Critical Thinking

Dr. Richard Paul was a leading proponent of critical thinking and through his work and legacy remains an international authority in the field. He founded the Center for Critical Thinking at Sonoma State University in 1980, followed by the Foundation for Critical Thinking. He developed concepts, principles, and theory essentials to a robust and fairminded conception of critical thinking and authored more than 200 articles, seven books, and 24 thinker’s guides on the topic. He presented workshops to hundreds of thousands of educators over his 35-year career as a leader in the critical thinking movement.Dr. Linda Elder is an educational psychologist and leading authority on critical thinking who has taught both psychology and critical thinking at the college level. She has been president of the Foundation for Critical Thinking and the executive director of the Center for Critical Thinking for more than 25 years. She has a special interest in the relation of thought and emotion, as well as the cognitive and affective. She has developed an original theory of the stages of critical thinking development. Elder is the author of Liberating the Mind, and has coauthored four books on critical thinking, as well as all 23 titles found in the Thinker's Guide Library.

• PrefaceIntroductionChapter 1. Become A Fairminded ThinkerChapter 2. The First Four Stages of Development: At What Level of Thinking Would You Place Yourself?Chapter 3. Self-Understanding in a Complex WorldChapter 4. The Parts of ThinkingChapter 5. Standards for ThinkingChapter 6. Ask Questions That Lead to Good ThinkingChapter 7. Master the Thinking, Master the ContentChapter 8. Discover How the Best Thinkers LearnChapter 9. Redefine Grades as Levels of Thinking and LearningChapter 10. Make Decisions and Solve ProblemsChapter 11. Argumentation Theory and Critical ThinkingChapter 12. Deal with Your Irrational MindChapter 13. Develop as an Ethical ReasonerChapter 14. How to Detect Media Bias and Political PropagandaChapter 15. Fallacies: The Art of Mental Trickery and ManipulationChapter 16. Learning & Using Information Critically & Ethically, Part OneChapter 17. Learning & Using Information Critically & Ethically, Part TwoChapter 18. Strategic Thinking: Part OneChapter 19. Strategic Thinking: Part TwoChapter 20. Becoming An Advanced Thinker: Our ConclusionAppendicesA. A Brief History of The Idea of Critical ThinkingB. Sample Analysis of The Logic of . . .GlossaryReferences

This book is well-written, lucid and contains abundant examples and applications that not only enliven the subject matter but present relevant contexts for building understanding and advanced critical thinking.